Letter to the editor: Different reactions for different killings

Published 4:01 am, Tuesday, February 27, 2018

To the editor:

Recently in the newspaper, there were some confusing articles.

On one page, the paper talks about the person that shot and killed 17 people and injured numerous others. On another page was the shooting and killing of a police officer in Chicago — one of many police killings this year. On another page is a photo of Roe v. Wade [protests]. That is the legal killing of unborn babies.

A black man killed a white police officer who was acting the his official capacity. No marches, no protests, no nothing but a funeral and another person locked up. Nobody marched in protest of this killing. If the white police officer had lawfully killed a black man, there would be protests. I do not condone the unlawful killing of anybody any race. It is not correct to protest for the lawful killing of anybody. It is a tragic any time someone loses a life in this way.

The young man that did the Florida shooting used an AR-15. Nobody needs that type of weapon. We simply do not need a killing machine like that. The Second Amendment gives us the right to keep and bear arms. Well, when that amendment was written and passed, I don’t think we had an AR-15. Then there seems to be a mental health issue. It is a difficult situation. A person is sane when he buys the gun, but is insane when he uses it. Can’t have it both ways.

Then we have Roe v. Wade. If that is not the killing of a human being, I don’t know what is. The heart is beating and the body developing. There are ways to prevent unwanted pregnancy — plan ahead.